SA+P Spring 2022 Lecture Series 04: Eleanor Sharpe

"PHILADELPHIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION"

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Eleanor Sharpe is the deputy director for planning and zoning. She oversees the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the Historical Commission, the Art Commission, and the staff of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.

Eleanor is also the executive director of the City Planning Commission. She leads a team that engages residents, businesses, and other stakeholders to plan the future of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods. She also works to implement Philadelphia2035 – the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Eleanor also served as deputy executive director for the City Planning Commission. She has been the director of planning for the City of New Rochelle and served as associate director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania.

Eleanor holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Howard University. She has a master’s in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

Eleanor is a dog mom to her fifteen-pound, spaniel mix lap dog, Jet.